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The Craft of #Writing: Facepalm—I Made My Female Characters Caretakers

#WritingCraft #CharacterDevelopment #WomenInFiction #WritingTips #AmWriting (Miss Primm Blog) In the Justix files, a Neo Noir…

Miss Primm September 19, 2026 No Comments

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My ancestor the First Duke of Leinster, and a visit to his stunning home, Carton House, Co. Kildare

This month I’m having a change from my usual posts about writing and editing, to…

Helena Fairfax September 9, 2026 No Comments

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How to bring your fictional characters to life – flaws and all

How to create characters readers will care about — giving them clear goals, believable flaws,…

Helena Fairfax July 25, 2026 No Comments

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Some excellent tips on writing consistently and productively from the Self Publishing Show Live #spslive

Last week I was at the Self Publishing Show Live conference at County Hall in…

Helena Fairfax June 17, 2026 No Comments

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Chapter One: 3 tips for hooking the reader and setting the tone of your novel

Another month, and another of our authors’ Round Robins. This month, our topic has been…

Helena Fairfax April 25, 2026 No Comments

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Do the mash-up: the joys and pitfalls of blended literary genres

Another month, and another of our authors’ Round Robins. This month, author Skye Taylor has…

Helena Fairfax March 21, 2026 No Comments

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The Craft of #Writing: Hooking the Reader With Your First Line

The First Line Is Not a Warm-Up What opening lines should do—and why many writers…

Miss Primm March 15, 2026 No Comments

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How using the senses in your writing can bring your characters to life

Another month, and another authors’ Round Robin. This month our topic is set by author…

Helena Fairfax May 18, 2024 No Comments

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How Goal, Motivation and Conflict add essential tension to your story

It’s my first authors’ Round Robin of the year, and this month our topic is……

Helena Fairfax February 17, 2024 No Comments

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7 tips for setting the scene in your novel (and bringing it to life)

It’s another month, and another authors’ Round Robin. And this month the topic is… Setting…

Helena Fairfax November 18, 2023 No Comments

The Craft of #Writing: Facepalm—I Made My Female Characters Caretakers

My ancestor the First Duke of Leinster, and a visit to his stunning home, Carton House, Co. Kildare

How to bring your fictional characters to life – flaws and all

Some excellent tips on writing consistently and productively from the Self Publishing Show Live #spslive

Chapter One: 3 tips for hooking the reader and setting the tone of your novel

Do the mash-up: the joys and pitfalls of blended literary genres

The Craft of #Writing: Hooking the Reader With Your First Line

How using the senses in your writing can bring your characters to life

How Goal, Motivation and Conflict add essential tension to your story

7 tips for setting the scene in your novel (and bringing it to life)

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